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Rear Seat Delete Kit - Coupe - Charcoal (99-04 All)

Features

Remove up to 50 pounds

Deletes rear seat

Sporty 2-seat style

Premium gray upholstery

Bolt-in installation

Fits 99-04 Mustang hardtops

Description

Improves Power-to-Weight Ratio. One of the fastest way to drop time at the track is to use more of your Pony's horsepower to go faster - in other words, drop weight. Ditch up to 50 useless pounds of weight by deleting your rear seats with our Rear Seat Delete kit and improve your power-to-weight ratio.

Two Seater Appeal. The Mustang Rear Seat Delete kit for your 99-04 New Edge Hardtop replaces your faded, beat up factory rear seats with a clean, premium gray finish. Tired of friends bumming rides? Now you have a real excuse! Cruise in style with the companion of your choice.

Adds Storage. The Rear Seat Delete Kit creates a storage space under the seat area where you can store aftermarket stereo equipment.

Bolt-In Install. Kit is easy bolt on with complete instructions, and does not require you to remove factory seat brackets or seat belts. If you have a roll-cage, the delete kit can be easily modified to fit.

Too Simple - Safety Issue, too.

In concept, the kit is good. The shelf support is inadequate and will bend with the slightest weight. I made a light-weight bracing system to fix this. Be careful about all the wonderful weight you think you may save with the back seat and metal removed. A car is required to have a metal plate installed between the passenger compartment and the trunk in case there is an accident involving the gas tank. You won't be able to race at the track, either, without this safety feature. So, I'm giving this a two star, since I'm sure not everyone is aware of the safety steps necessary to make it right.

Good for a Basic Delete Kit

Overall, this kit is exactly as advertised- a rear seat delete kit. It is very basic in design and normally requires very little work in order to install it. The construction is weak but sufficient for the task at hand- covering the space that the rear seats occupied. Beyond that, do not expect this kit to hold up anything heavier than a few pounds at most. The backing material is thin wood paneling and the covering material is a semi-plush felt-backed fabric. The stock rug material in a Mustang is much thicker, and the material on the delete kit is thin. The support materials are wooden dowels and two 2x4 blocks with standard wood screws for hardware. Had these supports been made from plastic or another material, the cost of the kit would have undoubtedly been more expensive.
On a 94-2004 Mustang, the rear seat side panels bevel in towards where this kit installs. This can require some "coaxing" of the lower panel to get it to fit into place. Normally this wouldn't be much of a problem but I was installing this around a roll cage. Some measuring, measuring again, and cutting were involved but it was nothing unexpected.
**If you intend to install this around a roll-cage, I recommend masking off the areas that need to be cut out using blue painter's tape. Use a trash bag to mask the fabric because the saw dust will be very difficult to remove from the fabric. Remove any staples and use scissors to cleanly cut a Y-shape incision into the fabric. Do not cut out the fabric- you want it to fold back around the cage components to look clean. Use a jig-saw to cut the board and always start smaller than necessary. Try not to bend the lower piece too much when installing it or the board may break. If this happens, you may need to reinforce it with flat stock.**
Overall, this is easy to install. I would have preferred a more sturdy construction but for the price it does seem reasonable. This isn't meant to hold speakers or groceries. However, it could easily be modified to do so. Buy a sheet of 3/8" melamine and use the boards in the kit as a template. Then, transfer the fabric over. It'll cost $20 at most and add 10lbs to the weight.
If you're looking to keep the cabin quiet, I highly recommend installing some sound-deadening material to the back of the panels. It made a decent difference in cabin sound over having the area open.
In conclusion, this kit is decent for the price and can be made to be extremely sturdy with some minor modifications.

Well this kit is really just meant to delete the seats, not really to support any weight. Audio equipment isn't cheap, so best play it safe and reinforce it. By this i mean, get this delete kit, use is as it is for now, and when you decide to upgrade later, you can beef it up with some supporting braces, as the bulk of this kit is made from pressed wood, if i remember correctly. This is a good kit for the price, great starting point. Good luck with your Mustang Project

By the sound of the description, I would not recommend using this item for that reason. If it cannot support weight then it is not durable enough to place a sub inside of it. I would have one custom made for about the same price or maybe a little bit more.

If you plan on custom fitting subwoofers into the rear seat delete kit than you might want to look into custom making the delete kit itself. Any rear seat delete kit I have ever seen was made of a thin panel/cardboard type material, such as the material used to cover your spare tire in the trunk. Not sturdy enough to support the weight or to mount too.

It is not strong enough to support the weight of the subwoofer, also the subwoofer would need a proper enclosure with the correct amount of cubic feet to sound decent. each size woofer has a certain amount needed to actually sound good.

I wouldn't try since the material is basically made out of 1/4" Luan and covered with a thin fabric and is pretty flimsy. The rear seat delete kit is for appearance only replacing the space that the rear seats used and not designed to hold any weight.

In concept, the kit is good. The shelf support is inadequate and will bend with the slightest weight. I made a light-weight bracing system to fix this. Be careful about all the wonderful weight you think you may save with the back seat and metal removed. A car is required to have a metal plate installed between the passenger compartment and the trunk in case there is an accident involving the gas tank. You won't be able to race at the track, either, without this safety feature. So, I'm giving this a two star, since I'm sure not everyone is aware of the safety steps necessary to make it right.

Overall, this kit is exactly as advertised- a rear seat delete kit. It is very basic in design and normally requires very little work in order to install it. The construction is weak but sufficient for the task at hand- covering the space that the rear seats occupied. Beyond that, do not expect this kit to hold up anything heavier than a few pounds at most. The backing material is thin wood paneling and the covering material is a semi-plush felt-backed fabric. The stock rug material in a Mustang is much thicker, and the material on the delete kit is thin. The support materials are wooden dowels and two 2x4 blocks with standard wood screws for hardware. Had these supports been made from plastic or another material, the cost of the kit would have undoubtedly been more expensive.
On a 94-2004 Mustang, the rear seat side panels bevel in towards where this kit installs. This can require some "coaxing" of the lower panel to get it to fit into place. Normally this wouldn't be much of a problem but I was installing this around a roll cage. Some measuring, measuring again, and cutting were involved but it was nothing unexpected.
**If you intend to install this around a roll-cage, I recommend masking off the areas that need to be cut out using blue painter's tape. Use a trash bag to mask the fabric because the saw dust will be very difficult to remove from the fabric. Remove any staples and use scissors to cleanly cut a Y-shape incision into the fabric. Do not cut out the fabric- you want it to fold back around the cage components to look clean. Use a jig-saw to cut the board and always start smaller than necessary. Try not to bend the lower piece too much when installing it or the board may break. If this happens, you may need to reinforce it with flat stock.**
Overall, this is easy to install. I would have preferred a more sturdy construction but for the price it does seem reasonable. This isn't meant to hold speakers or groceries. However, it could easily be modified to do so. Buy a sheet of 3/8" melamine and use the boards in the kit as a template. Then, transfer the fabric over. It'll cost $20 at most and add 10lbs to the weight.
If you're looking to keep the cabin quiet, I highly recommend installing some sound-deadening material to the back of the panels. It made a decent difference in cabin sound over having the area open.
In conclusion, this kit is decent for the price and can be made to be extremely sturdy with some minor modifications.

I got the Hardtop Rear seat Delete Kit - Charcoal in order to make my Mustang more of a sports car , lighten the back end, and to have a two-seater. It truly gave me a two-seater and the kit works well. It does lighten the back end - but ut isn't as much as I thought. It looks good and I doo like it right now. The charcoal does fit with the interior. However, it is only charcoal on one side and I do like that. If I had known that I probably wouldn't have got it. The directions are . . .frustrating. I had to remove many more things that I thought I thought. Finally, I wish it was a little stronger. Other than that - I do like it. If you do get it - make sure you have some room in the garage to put your back seat.

It took me a little longer than planned to take out the stock rear seats because one of the plastic push pins were broken. Once i got the old ones out, the new kit went in less than half an hour. In my opinion, it made my Stang unique, because its different. It was easy to install, shaved some weight, and made my interior look great! Thanks AM!!

Threw this into my 2002 GT coupe. I couldnt believe how much those rear seats really weigh, especially the rear seat backs because of the metal brackets that they attach with. It gives the car a nice clean look.

This left a lot to be desired, it was handy in the fact that it was pre-cut and covered, but I didn't really care for the way it attached. The 2 pieces of wood that sit on the driveshaft hump for support was questionable. Be prepared to purchase some extra trim screws to further fasten this down. You can't really sit anything on it because there is very little support. It does make a good start however.

Rear Seat Delete Kit - Coupe - Charcoal (99-04 All)

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